Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 79.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 79.1% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay peaked at 79.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 99th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.8% | — |
| 1982 | 32.6% | +56.8% |
| 1992 | 45.9% | +41.1% |
| 1998 | 52.0% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 79.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.9%, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 79.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.9%, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +56.8% | 20.8% | 32.6% |
| 1992 | +41.1% | 32.6% | 45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 45.9% | 54.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 54.3% | 64.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 67.4% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 76.2% | 79.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.67 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay was 79.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Paraguay ranks 99th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release